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Sunny skies

The Toshiba would boot and run for a little while, and then freeze and/or
shut down. I got tired of it and finally shut it off. Sometimes there was sun (9:45 sunny)

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And then rain

and then there would be a little rain (10:45 rain for instance).

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Submarine marker

The wind was on the nose (basically east or south east depending on the direction the river was going) and ranged from 16 knots down to 9 knots. We had the main up, but didn't put up any other sails and didn't shut off the engine. When we got closer to the Chesapeake, the wind was far enough off the nose to make the boat heel a little bit even though we weren't really trying to sail.

There were waves and I guess the aft head has a bad joker valve because when the boat would pitch, stuff would come back into the toilet from the holding tank. Someone had to go down periodically and pump it back. I ate my leftover rib-eye for lunch. Bob had tuna salad.

By 1300 we were opposite Piney Point and this time we saw (almost ran over) the submarine marker.

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St Francis Xavier Chapel

I did get a better picture of St. Francis Xavier Chapel on St. George's island. A long time ago, I put a waypoint into one of the GPSs for the entrance to Smith Creek, so that's what we headed for.

I think it is easier to get back to Smith Creek without the computer charting when you are coming down the river, because I could see the marina over the big shoal that comes out from St. Inigoes neck, and the other way it is completely hidden.

We got back to the marina about 3 and filled up with diesel - 27 gallons, but it is down to $4/gal. Some wind, but the man across the dock and the guy on the big ketch came over and handed us lines. The trip was 31.1 nm at an average speed of 4.6 knots (max speed 6.0 knots). Our slower speed was probably due to the wind being on the nose most of the time.

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Range boat Prince(and Bob throwing away the trash)

The range boat Prince was up on the marine railway. Everything was loaded into the truck and we were out of there by 1600.

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Desserts (which we resisted getting)

We stopped on the way home at Bear Creek Open Pit BBQ and got something for dinner.

I got the special (stuffed ham sandwich), Bob got a sandwich and I also got a Frito Pie and some cornbread. It cost all of $20.80.

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Stuff om the cockpit waiting to be offloaded

When we got back, the paper was in the paper box, and the postman/woman had put the weeks mail in a basket on the porch. Bob turned the water back on, and unloaded the car while I talked to one of his cousins who phoned just as we walked in the door.

When I tried to boot up my newer Dell computer, it would not boot and said the bios was damaged. So I was on the phone to a tech for about an hour.